Treat for administering medication to animals or pets

Abstract

The present invention concerns a treat for administering medication to an animal or pet. The treat includes a cooked edible structure having an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface of the edible structure is connected to the inner surface by a joining surface. The joining surface defines an opening extending between the outer surface and the inner surface. The inner surface defines an interior volume or pouch. The opening is sized to receive an animal or pet medication. The animal or pet medication is received within an interior bed. The medication and the interior bed substantially fill the pouch. The interior bed preferably includes one or more animal digestible materials having adhesive properties for retaining the medication in the pouch. The treat may include one or more openings, and the openings may be of different sizes and/or sized to snugly fit as mediation is inserted therethrough.

1 . A treat for administering medication to an animal or pet, comprising: 
 an at least partially hollow edible baked material extending between a first end and a second end, the baked material including at least a first opening at the first end and a second opening at the second end, the first opening being connected to the second opening by the inner surface of the baked material that defines an internal compartment therein; and,    an interior bed positioned substantially within the internal compartment, the interior bed including one or more edible ingredients having adhesive properties for retaining the medication at least partially within the internal compartment.    
   
   
       2 . The treat of  claim 1 , wherein the interior bed includes peanut butter.  
   
   
       3 . The treat of  claim 2 , wherein the interior bed further includes some cheese.  
   
   
       4 . The treat of  claim 2 , wherein the peanut butter is a crunchy peanut butter.  
   
   
       5 . The treat of  claim 1 , wherein the baked material is rigid and defines a substantially cylindrical wall, and the first opening and the second opening are substantially circular.  
   
   
       6 . The treat of  claim 5 , wherein the first opening and the second opening have different sizes.  
   
   
       7 . An animal or pet treat for administering medication, comprising 
 an edible substantially rigid baked dough having a wall with an exterior surface and an interior surface extending between a first end and a second end, the second end of the exterior surface defining at least one opening connecting the interior surface and the exterior surface; and,    a sticky edible material that at least partially fills a pouch within the treat, the pouch being defined by the interior surface of the wall.    
   
   
       8 . The treat of  claim 7 , wherein the sticky edible material includes peanut butter.  
   
   
       9 . The treat of  claim 7 , wherein the wall of the baked dough defines at least two openings that have different sizes.  
   
   
       10 . The treat of  claim 7 , wherein the wall of the baked dough is shaped so that the treat is substantially cylindrical.  
   
   
       11 . The treat of  claim 10 , wherein the substantially cylindrical treat extends between a first end and a second end, the wall of the baked dough defining a first opening at the first end and a second opening at the second end.  
   
   
       12 . The treat of  claim 7 , wherein the sticky edible material includes a meat.  
   
   
       13 . The treat of  claim 7 , wherein the sticky edible material includes catnip.  
   
   
       14 . The treat of  claim 13 , wherein the treat has only a single opening.  
   
   
       15 . A treat for administering medication to an animal or pet, comprising: 
 an at least partially hollow edible material having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the exterior surface defining at least two separate openings through which a pocket defined by the interior surface can be accessed, and wherein at least two of the openings are of different sizes; and,    an interior bed substantially positioned within the pocket, the interior bed including one or more edible ingredients having adhesive properties for retaining the medication at least partially within the pocket.    
   
   
       16 . The treat of  claim 15 , wherein the interior bed includes a crunchy peanut butter.  
   
   
       17 . The treat of  claim 16 , wherein the interior bed further includes a cheese.  
   
   
       18 . The treat of  claim 15 , wherein the exterior surface of the edible material is shaped such that the treat is substantially cylindrical.  
   
   
       19 . The treat of  claim 18 , wherein the edible material is a substantially rigid baked dough.  
   
   
       20 . The treat of  claim 19 , wherein the interior surface is substantially smooth, and wherein the interior bed only partially fills the pocket of the treat, and the interior bed includes a crunchy peanut butter.